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January 4, 2018

Fidget Spinners – Toy or Tool?

Fidget Spinners – Toy or Tool?

What’s the big deal? In my position, I get to spend lots of time working with schools to do two things: first, I help create a trauma informed lens which they can teach and view students through, and then we equip teachers with practical strategies that will benefit their students. One of these strategies we’ve […]

By Joshua MacNeill Filed Under: Brain Breaks, Brain States, Education, Neurologic, Neuroscience and education

December 14, 2017

Preparing Your Students for the Holidays

Preparing Your Students for the Holidays

As the holiday season approaches, it is very common to see students acting up and misbehaving on a more frequent and more severe basis. Though many of us view the holidays as a joyful time shared with loved ones, for many of our students it can be a time of chaos and stress. This can […]

By Joshua MacNeill Filed Under: Brain Breaks, Brain States, Intervention and Prevention, Mindfulness, Neurologic, Neuroscience and education, Trauma Informed Enviroment

October 17, 2017

Have Trouble Staying Focused? Take a Brain Break

In Lakeside’s education and training, we have come to understand our brains have a difficult time staying focused for more than about 10 minutes a time. After that short period passes, we need to refocus. One way to help maintain focus, re-energize or renew our brain’s capacity is to be intentional about taking a brain […]

By Gerry Vassar Filed Under: Brain Breaks, Brain States, Early Childhood Education and Development, Education, emotions, Mindfulness, Neuroscience and education

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